Hello, I am wondering if someone can provide a breif history of this effect, I think the actual name for it was easy money. I have recently met an older magician who I think has an original handling of this effect and would like a video produced for the effect.

Where can I begin to in order to see how this guys version differs from Kaps/ Page?

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks- Mark Walsh

I am also looking for a video of the paper to money. My name is Keith Walsh?

Patrick Page is your man. He invented 'Easy Money' and every one else followed! I think he had an arrangement with Kaps.

I don't know where it might be available now, but Pat has recorded it on one of the 'Trick-a-tape' series. Someone is sure to have a copy somewhere!

O.K. great- just to clarify, I am not looking for a video of Patrick page performing this effect, but rather looking for where it was published so I can compare it with a version created by the older gentlemna's effect I made mention of. I think this version I have seen is consideribly different.

Thanks.

How does Bert Allerton's "Bamboozled" from the original series "The Stars of Magic" fit into the history of this basic effect?

Pat Page created "Easy Money" and Fred Kaps made slight change to the fold so it would change easier/quicker. Kaps used it all the time and taught it to me. I like it better than the newer high-tech improved versions because it is so much easier to do. And the effect, on laymen, is JUST AS STRONG as the newer ones.

This is a great effect. I don't care for the newer versions that much Myself. I think it really takes away from the original effect if you first show one dollar bills then change them into hundreds. The beauty of the way it was originaly done is you use blank paper or maybe pieces of newspapter or clipings from magazines. Then they change into bills. If you are changing one denomination of bill into another in this fashion it takes a bit before the spectator even notices the change.

Randy